This morning we have a appointment at BUNNAHABHAIN.
This distillery is very known for blending.
1,9 mil liter of the whisky they produce is going to the main land for blending.
Only 300000 liter is for single malts.
The scenary couldn't be better, typical scotish weather, and a very old distillery.
This distillery also started in 1881.
After the tour we had a single dram.
Next to the distillery there lies a shipwreck we would like to take some pictures of.
We knew we had to be very careful on the road to it, but we couldn't stand the temptation to find it.
So the whiskyteers set of on a hunt for the wreck.
We did find it eventually, for the moment everything went well.
On the walk back our trip-organiser prooved how slippery the track on the clips was.
He stept on a hidden hole and felt down 2m into the rocks. Luckely without harm.
That's when we dicided to turn back.
As our quest continues, we set course to COAL ILA.
This is a distillery in the Diagio ownership.
They use malts from port ellen and make a lot of spirit for blends like Johnny walker,...
Beside that they stil have a nice range of single malts also.
After the tour ( we were not allowed to take pictures) we had a special warehouse tasting as well.
There we could taste a wide range of drams from the Original spirit to a verry exclusive barrel with a whisky who matured 24 years on a sherry cask. (straight from the barrel offcourse!)
Anyone who ever doubted Caol Ila, this is really worth visiting.
After all the tasting we stopped by at FINLAGGAN, this is the home of the lords of the Isles.
The first remains found here go back to the stone age.
Lateron the clan MacDonald were lords of the Isles. At this moent this title is in hands of te crown prince of Great Brittain.
That evening we found a classy restaurant in Bowmore to have our diner.
If you ever get here, the "harbour inn" really is the place to be for a really good dinner in a luxury scenery for a good price.
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